2nd Person Feminine Plural Perfect Verbs in the OT¶
Total occurrences: 13
Build script: scripts/ot/verbs/build_2fp_perfect.py
Includes: Perfect, Consecutive Perfect, and Weqatal (Consecutive Imperfect) forms.
Note on tagging: The TAHOT morphology data labels weqatal forms (waw + perfect vowel pattern) as
Consecutive Imperfect. Logos and many grammars classify these with the perfects. This report follows the broader grammatical convention and includes all three conjugation types.
Chart¶
Summary Table by Book (descending by % of OT total)¶
| Book | Count | % of OT Total |
|---|---|---|
| Exodus | 6 | 46.2% |
| Ezekiel | 4 | 30.8% |
| Genesis | 1 | 7.7% |
| 1 Samuel | 1 | 7.7% |
| Amos | 1 | 7.7% |
| Total | 13 | 100% |
By Book, Stem, and Form¶
| Book | Stem | Form | Count | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exodus | Qal | Perfect | 2 | 15.4% |
| Exodus | Piel | Perfect | 1 | 7.7% |
| Exodus | Piel | Consecutive Perfect | 1 | 7.7% |
| Exodus | Hiphil | Weqatal | 1 | 7.7% |
| Exodus | Qal | Weqatal | 1 | 7.7% |
| Ezekiel | Qal | Perfect | 1 | 7.7% |
| Ezekiel | Piel | Consecutive Perfect | 1 | 7.7% |
| Ezekiel | Qal | Weqatal | 2 | 15.4% |
| Genesis | Qal | Perfect | 1 | 7.7% |
| 1 Samuel | Qal | Consecutive Perfect | 1 | 7.7% |
| Amos | Hiphil | Weqatal | 1 | 7.7% |
All 13 Occurrences¶
| Reference | Hebrew Word | Stem | Form | KJV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gen 31:6 | יְדַעְתֶּ֑ן | Qal | Perfect | And ye know that with all my power I have served your father. |
| Exo 1:16 | וּ/רְאִיתֶ֖ן | Qal | Weqatal | And he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the stools… |
| Exo 1:16 | וַ/הֲמִתֶּ֣ן | Hiphil | Weqatal | …if it be a son, then ye shall kill him: but if it be a daughter, then she shall live. |
| Exo 1:18 | עֲשִׂיתֶ֖ן | Qal | Perfect | …Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men children alive? |
| Exo 1:18 | וַ/תְּחַיֶּ֖יןָ | Piel | Consecutive Perfect | …and have saved the men children alive? |
| Exo 2:18 | מִהַרְתֶּ֥ן | Piel | Perfect | How is it that ye are come so soon to day? |
| Exo 2:20 | עֲזַבְתֶּ֣ן | Qal | Perfect | …why is it that ye have left the man? call him, that he may eat bread. |
| 1Sa 14:27 | וַ/תָּאֹ֖רְנָה | Qal | Consecutive Perfect | (KJV text not available in dataset) |
| Ezk 13:19 | וַ/תְּחַלֶּלְ֨נָה | Piel | Consecutive Perfect | And will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley… |
| Ezk 13:21 | וִֽ/ידַעְתֶּ֖ן | Qal | Weqatal | …and ye shall know that I am the Lord. |
| Ezk 13:23 | וִֽ/ידַעְתֶּ֖ן | Qal | Weqatal | …and ye shall know that I am the Lord. |
| Ezk 33:26 | עֲשִׂיתֶ֣ן | Qal | Perfect | Ye stand upon your sword, ye work abomination… |
| Amo 4:3 | וְ/הִשְׁלַכְתֶּ֥נָה | Hiphil | Weqatal | …and ye shall cast them into the palace, saith the Lord. |
Observations¶
- Exodus dominates (6 of 13, 46%), concentrated in the midwives narrative (Exo 1–2) and Pharaoh's command — the only extended narrative in the OT addressing a group of women directly in 2fp.
- Ezekiel accounts for 4 occurrences (31%), all in oracles against the false prophetesses (Ezk 13) and the corrupt community (Ezk 33).
- Qal is the most common stem (8 of 13, 62%), followed by Piel (3) and Hiphil (2).
- The form is grammatically rare because Biblical Hebrew seldom directly addresses plural female groups in the second person perfect.
Source: STEPBible TAHOT (CC BY). Chart: output/charts/2fp-perfect-by-book-stem-v3.png.